The Disney Decendents The universe recently entered a new chapter with the premiere of Descendants: The Rise of Redstarring Kylie Cantrall as Red, the daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Maila Baker as Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella.
Here are 17 behind-the-scenes facts about Descendants: The Rise of Red:
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Brandy and Paolo Montalban played Cinderella and Prince Charming, reprise versions of the roles they previously played in 1997. Wonderful world of Disney movie Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
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Dove Cameron, who starred in the original trilogy as Mal, helped Rita Ora prepare to play the Queen of Hearts.
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Keeping each character within their color palette and ensuring all the different hues complemented each other was a huge collaboration between departments. The costume, props, sets, locations and background departments were given “a color bible with color schemes specific to each character.”
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Mattel also contributed to the costume design, helping make decisions based on what would look best on Decendents Dolls.
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Malia Baker turned down the opportunity to audition for the role of Chloe twice because she didn’t think she was a strong enough musical theatre performer.
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For Rita Ora, working with Brandy was a pivotal moment because the first concert she ever attended was a Brandy show.
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While filming the scenes where the Queen of Hearts is cruel to Cinderella, Rita Ora apologized to Brandy after every take.
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Red and Chloe start out as enemies, but Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker find it “hard” to act like they hate each other.
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Zellie, a younger version of Rapunzel played by Sam Morelos, was cut because “they literally ran out of room.”
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Prior to filming, the cast spent about a month in boot camp for dancing, harness work, sword fighting, and any other special training their roles required.
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To prepare for the role of Ursula’s younger sister Uliana, Dara Reneé “definitely studied every Ursula there was” and “religiously studied China Anne McClain as Uma.”
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Morgan Dudley took home some butterflies from Ella’s shoes as a souvenir.
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Ruby Rose Turner took home Bridget’s pearl heart ring on the last day.
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Kylie Cantrall dreamed of being a VK, also known as “Villain Kid”, ever since she watched the show Decendents fourth grade debut.
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Joshua Colley, who plays the young Captain Hook, dressed up as Hook for Halloween when he was seven years old.
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And finally, Morgan Dudley also felt that she manifested the role of Ella through her childhood dreams.